Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-31
CAPTAIN EADS' WILL
FILED IN NEW YORK YESTBRDAY-ITS
PROVISIONS.
Many and Generous Bequssts-Hs Wishes His
Daughters Not 10 Allow Their Husbands to
Invest Their Money in BasinsSs-Elin
Weathssby's Will

New YORK, March 3O.-The will of the
late Captain James B. Eads, ofSt. Louis,
was presented for probate in the Surrogates
Court to-day. After directing that all his
Just debts be paid, he bequeaths to his wife
and five daughters, Ms. Genevieve F.
Ulsdell, Mrs. Adelaide +. Hazard, Mrs.
Elita E. How, Mrs. Josephine McHenry
and Mrs. Martha S. Switzer equal portions
upon all the profits upon the payments to
be made by the United States Government,
for maintaining the jetty channel at the
mouth OF the Mississippi, after deducting
one twenty-ffth part for Mrs. Ward, of
Atlanta, Ga, widow of G. W. Bailey. Out
of the first half of the $1,000 900 to be
paid him by the United States for main
tanning jetties he bequeaths $4,000 to
James Andrews, of Allegheny City,
Pa, and SIC, 900 to the widow of w. Mil
nor Roberts, also one-half of SIS, 900 to
Mrs. Barton Bates and one-half of SIS, 2sl
to Mrs. Ward, nee Bailey. He bequeaths
to the widow of his former partner, Vim.
S. Nelson, of ST. Louis, $40, 900 and inter-
est out of the first half million of dollars
to be paid to the United States when due.
Until then she is to receive her pro rata of
; per cent, as it is paid by the Government.
Besides his compensation for services on
the work at the jetties, j. A. Ulsdell SON
in-law of the deceased, is given $4,000 to
be paid out of the first half million and a
like amount out of the second half To
James F. How, f. M. Henry and Edward
NJ. Switzer, other sons-in-law, are given
each $40, 900 and interest ont OF the half
million held by the Government, one-half
of the principal to be paid by the Govern
ment out of each half million.
The wife and two daughter, Eliza Z.
How and Martha S. Switzer, are bequeath-
ed thrcc-quarters of the remainder of the
81 ,000, 600 as paid by the Government, to
be equally divided. The balance of the
million with interest is bequeathed TO his
three daughters, Genevieve UlSdell, Ade
laide Hazard and Josephine Henry, to he
equally divided.
Five thousand dollars each is given to
Adelaide Hazard and to Mrs. Eliza DE
Lavaul, of Paris, "kinswoman;" to a
cousin, Mrs Eliza J. Dillon, $1,000; to a
sister-in-law, Mrs. Susan Stevens, S., 600;
to a cousin, Fanny & b. Miller, $500
yearly during her life. These requests
are to be paid out of the above fund ex-
cept Mrs. Miller's, which will come after
the first payment from the rent OF tesla
tors warehouse.
To each grandchild and each son-in law
is bequeated one share of the stock of the
Eads Concession Company, and Mrs. Haz-
ard is given four shares with any interest
carried with them in the Ship Railway.
The balance of the stock held by the testa-
tor is To be given, one-half TO his wife, and
the other half divided equally between
Mrs How and Mrs. SwitZer. His real
estate is to be divided equally between his
wife and Mrs How and Mrs Switzer. All
debts due him by his family are cancelled.
Jas. How is appointed trustee to pay over
TO Mrs. Hazard all bequests made to her.
All bequcSts made to his daughters are to
lie paid direct 10 them and no portion of
their interest i'll his estate 10 he m0rtgaged
or pledged. James F. How and Estelle
Henry are appointed executors and trustees
with permission 10 associate with them
MeSsrs. Switzer and Ulsdell.
The will concludes with the wish that
the daughters will in no case allow their
money to be invested in the business con-
ducted by their respective husbands. The
will is dated October 4, 1sS3
The will was offered for probate by
Alex. c. Cochran, Of st. Louis, formerly
of Pittsburg counsel for Capt. Eads, and
Lawyer John Vincent. Letters testamen-
tary were issued to the executors and the
will nrnhated